Total Crime Rate

384.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 384.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 148.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 141.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Public order 39.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Robbery 21.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Headington , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old High Street (OX3 9HT) in the last 12 months was 384.1 per 1,000 residents and was 233.2% higher than the Headington average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 141.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old High Street (OX3 9HT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stephen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old High Street
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephen Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stephen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephen Road
Apr 2026Other theft Holyoake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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